Forever single?

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Movie
German title Forever single?
Original title That awkward moment
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2014
length 94 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
JMK 12
Rod
Director Tom Gormican
script Tom Gormican
production Scott Aversano
Justin Nappi
Andrew O'Connor
Kevin Turen
music David Torn
camera Brandon consolation
cut Shawn Paper
Greg Tillman
occupation

Forever single? (Original title: That Awkward Moment ) is an American comedy film directed by Tom Gormican from 2014 . The film is about three friends who decide to stay single together. Zac Efron , Miles Teller and Michael B. Jordan can be seen in the leading roles . The premiere was in Los Angeles on January 27, 2014, the German theatrical release was on April 24, 2014.

action

Mikey is left by his wife Vera. In order to give him other thoughts, his two best friends Jason and Daniel make a pact with him to enjoy being single to the fullest and to no longer enter into any solid bonds. They wander through the clubs and bars looking for one-night stands . Then Jason meets Ellie and, to his surprise, develops feelings for her. Daniel enters into a relationship with their mutual friend, Chelsea, without his friends' knowledge. Mikey also allegedly gets to know a new partner, but the other two do not know that this is his ex-wife. The three friends now have to decide whether and how they can reconcile their new feelings with the self-imposed single existence.

background

Forever single? was initially released by What If It Barks Films under the title Are We Officially Dating? developed. Tom Gormican's screenplay was on the top unproduced screenplay list in 2010. In September 2013, the film title was finally changed to That Awkward Moment . Under the original title Are We Officially Dating? the film hit theaters in Australia and New Zealand. The film is distributed by Focus Features . The comedy film is Tom Gormican's directorial debut.

In August 2012, Zac Efron was announced as the first actor in the film. Miles Teller followed in October 2012 and Imogen Poots and Michael B. Jordan in November . The filming took place in November 2012 in New York City . The production cost is about eight million US dollars.

The premiere took place on January 27, 2014 in Los Angeles . The US theatrical release was on January 31, 2014. Global box office earnings as of April 14, 2014 totaled over $ 53 million, of which just over $ 26 million came from the United States alone. The German theatrical release is planned for April 26, 2014.

reception

The film received mostly negative reviews.

Christoph Petersen from Filmstarts.de found that the film suffered “from an unimaginative staging”. However, he praised the "convincing leading actor trio and the polished dialogues". Moviejones complains that they try to combine "a bit of American Pie humor with clichéd romanticism, which doesn't really work." Their overall judgment is that one cannot expect “more than average [...]” from the film. Stephen Holden of the New York Times finds the film annoying because it "tries [...] to outdo precursors like Hangover in disgusting humor", but is "just [...] just a mean, pointless sex comedy".

But there were also positive reviews. Amy Nicholson of the Los Angeles Times wrote that the film was "a surprisingly good bromance version of Sex and the City ."

The main actor Zac Efron won the award in the category Best Topless Appearance at the MTV Movie Awards 2014 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Age rating for Forever Single? Youth Media Commission .
  2. ↑ Jeff Sneider: Efron to star in 'Are We Officially Dating?' . In: Variety.com . August 31, 2012. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
  3. ↑ Kelly West: Footloose's Miles Teller Cast In Are We Officially Dating? . In: cinemaBlend.com . October 1, 2012. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
  4. ↑ Dominic Patten: AFM: Imogen Poots Joins 'Are We Officially Dating?' . In: Deadline.com . November 5, 2012. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
  5. ↑ That Awkward Moment. The Numbers, accessed April 14, 2014 .
  6. ↑ Christoph Petersen: Critique of the FILMSTARTS.de editorial team. Forever single? Filmstarts.de , accessed April 15, 2014 .
  7. ↑ "Forever Single?" Movie review. Moviejones.de, accessed on April 15, 2014 .
  8. ↑ Stephen Holden: For One-Night Lotharios, It's Time to Face the Truth 'That Awkward Moment,' About Men Evading Commitment. NYTimes.com, January 30, 2014, accessed April 15, 2014 .
  9. ↑ Amy Nicholson: That Awkward Moment, a Surprisingly Good Dude-Bro Version of Sex and the City. Los Angeles Times, January 30, 2014, accessed April 15, 2014 .